New program from Louisville nonprofit fights rising food insecurity | News [Video]

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Post date July 5, 2023

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Food insecurity is rising across Kentucky.

Now, a Louisville nonprofit has a unique way to help fight hunger, particularly for people experiencing homelessness.

On Wednesday, Congressman Morgan McGarvey spent some time learning about Dare to Care’s new program. The organization is preparing dehydrated meals that allow people to just add hot water before eating them.

Dare to Care CEO Vincent James Sr. said this is the first program of its kind with USDA approval.

“If you go down to the floods in East Kentucky or the tornadoes in Western Kentucky, you might not even have a can opener much less than appliance to cook something on,” McGarvey said. “By dehydrating those foods and then just being able to add hot water, almost anybody is able to prepare a meal.”

The Dare to Care CEO said he sees anywhere from 30% to 40% more people using the …

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On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register